02/17/2024
Reality: 97% of mothers make enough milk for their kids. Only 3% of women can’t make enough milk for their kids and they usually have medical issues like thyroid problems, hormonal issues, or others.
Many women don’t know one simple fact: to make enough milk, you have to ask your body to make it. How do you ask your body to make it? By letting the baby ask the mom’s body by suckling very very frequently.
Moms can only make enough milk for their baby, IF and only IF they breastfeed VERY VERY frequently the first few days from the moment of birth.
But do most moms breastfeed frequently upon birth? No. Most moms doubt their milk supply, will only breastfeed a few times a day, and perhaps be told to give formula as their milk is not enough yet. THIS is where the problem lies.
MANY are told to give formula until the milk comes in on day 5 or 6.
This doesn’t make sense, because it’s like waiting for a product delivery from Amazon that you never made. It simply won’t happen.
Fast forward to day 5 or 6, the milk supply that comes in will be very low. Why? Because the mother didn’t let the baby ask enough by suckling very frequently.
Historically, many women forgot about this fact, and they started to believe that their bodies simply don’t make enough milk. This started circulating from one mom to the other, and one generation to the other. This made MANY moms believe that the likelihood of them making enough milk is quite low.
